Lee Anne Smith , LPC

Lee Anne Smith is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of clinical experience, licensed to practice in Colorado and Texas (CO LPC 5815, TX LPC 71556). She works with adults facing a range of mental health challenges, including depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, attention-deficit conditions, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress, and questions related to sexual identity. Her background combines evidence-based methods with trauma-informed techniques to address both symptoms and underlying life patterns.

Her counseling style is warm, interactive, and grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She blends cognitive-behavioral strategies with narrative approaches and incorporates EMDR when appropriate, adapting interventions to each person’s needs. Treatment plans and conversations are individualized so that goals, pacing, and techniques reflect what matters most to the individual.

Known for a creative and flexible approach, she emphasizes collaboration and practical skills alongside deeper exploration of relationship and attachment issues. Lee Anne focuses on helping people build coping strategies, strengthen self-understanding, and navigate life transitions with greater clarity and resilience.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Lee Anne Smith

Lee Anne Smith often uses cognitive behavioral therapy - a practical approach that helps identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and develop new coping skills for issues like anxiety, depression, and mood instability. She also draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for working with traumatic memories - a structured method that supports processing distressing experiences and reducing their emotional impact. Attachment-based therapy is another focus, exploring how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helping people build healthier ways of relating.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Lee Anne emphasizes collaboration in determining what fits best. She works with each person to set goals, test strategies, and adapt methods over time so therapy aligns with their needs, preferences, and pace.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These remote formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access licensed professionals from home or work, and integrate therapy into daily life with fewer logistical barriers.